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[[HAVOC]] used Land Rovers. In [[1970]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] used one to drive to [[Strathclaide]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Daughters of Earth (novel)|The Daughters of Earth]]'') [[William Bishop]] later used one to investigate the alien eggs with [[Anne Travers]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The New Unusual (novel)|The New Unusual]]'') | [[HAVOC]] used Land Rovers. In [[1970]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] used one to drive to [[Strathclaide]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Daughters of Earth (novel)|The Daughters of Earth]]'') [[William Bishop]] later used one to investigate the alien eggs with [[Anne Travers]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The New Unusual (novel)|The New Unusual]]'') | ||
[[UNIT]] used them in many operations as one of their main means of travel. The [[Second Doctor]] drove a Land Rover during a [[Cyberman]] invasion. He left the rest of the UNIT team for a separate task on information retrieval against the Cybermen. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') | [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] used them in many operations as one of their main means of travel. The [[Second Doctor]] drove a Land Rover during a [[Cyberman]] invasion. He left the rest of the UNIT team for a separate task on information retrieval against the Cybermen. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') | ||
While bringing a [[Nestene]] [[Meteorite]] to [[UNIT HQ]], Corporal [[Forbes]], attempting to avoid an [[Auton]], drove his Land Rover off a road, killing him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | While bringing a [[Nestene]] [[Meteorite]] to [[UNIT HQ]], Corporal [[Forbes]], attempting to avoid an [[Auton]], drove his Land Rover off a road, killing him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | ||
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[[File:UNIT Land Rover Downtime.jpg|thumb|A UNIT Land Rover arrives at [[New World University]] in [[1995]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Downtime (home video)|Downtime]]'')]] | [[File:UNIT Land Rover Downtime.jpg|thumb|A UNIT Land Rover arrives at [[New World University]] in [[1995]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Downtime (home video)|Downtime]]'')]] | ||
On [[Inferno Earth]], the [[Third Doctor]] hid from the patrolling [[Republican Security Forces|RSF]] soldiers in the back of a Land Rover containing | On [[Inferno Earth]], the [[Third Doctor]] hid from the patrolling [[Republican Security Forces|RSF]] soldiers in the back of a Land Rover containing protective suits for the technicians and soldiers at the main control room of that world's [[Inferno Project]]. The Doctor disguised himself in a protective suit as the Land Rover started to move and, when the vehicle arrived at its destination, diverted suspicion from himself by handing out the suits. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | ||
The [[Royal Navy]] used Land Rovers. Captain [[John Hart (The Sea Devils)|John Hart]] lent a Land Rover to the Third Doctor and [[Jo Grant]] to go to [[The Master#Nemesis of the Third Doctor|the Master]]'s [[prison]] at [[Fortress Island]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | The [[Royal Navy]] used Land Rovers. Captain [[John Hart (The Sea Devils)|John Hart]] lent a Land Rover to the Third Doctor and [[Jo Grant]] to go to [[The Master#Nemesis of the Third Doctor|the Master]]'s [[prison]] at [[Fortress Island]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | ||
Revision as of 14:34, 23 May 2020
Land Rovers were a particular type of motor vehicle used by many humans. They were commonly used by the military. (PROSE: Wishing Well)
Vijay Degun drove a big green Land Rover. (PROSE: Nightshade)
HAVOC used Land Rovers. In 1970, Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart used one to drive to Strathclaide. (PROSE: The Daughters of Earth) William Bishop later used one to investigate the alien eggs with Anne Travers. (PROSE: The New Unusual)
UNIT used them in many operations as one of their main means of travel. The Second Doctor drove a Land Rover during a Cyberman invasion. He left the rest of the UNIT team for a separate task on information retrieval against the Cybermen. (TV: The Invasion)
While bringing a Nestene Meteorite to UNIT HQ, Corporal Forbes, attempting to avoid an Auton, drove his Land Rover off a road, killing him. (TV: Spearhead from Space)
On Inferno Earth, the Third Doctor hid from the patrolling RSF soldiers in the back of a Land Rover containing protective suits for the technicians and soldiers at the main control room of that world's Inferno Project. The Doctor disguised himself in a protective suit as the Land Rover started to move and, when the vehicle arrived at its destination, diverted suspicion from himself by handing out the suits. (TV: Inferno)
The Royal Navy used Land Rovers. Captain John Hart lent a Land Rover to the Third Doctor and Jo Grant to go to the Master's prison at Fortress Island. (TV: The Sea Devils)
The Third Doctor overtook a Land Rover driven by Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart using Bessie's super drive after he had discounted how reliable the Doctor's roadster could be, as he had outfitted it to perform beyond ordinary automotive mechanisms. (TV: The Time Monster)
Dr Tyler drove a Land Rover to the Minsbridge Wild Life Sanctuary to collect his cosmic ray monitoring device. (TV: The Three Doctors)
The Third Doctor gave Mike Yates a lift after his Land Rover broke down. (PROSE: Dr. Third)
The Fourth Doctor used a Land Rover from UNIT to track a Skarasen in Scotland, but the vehicle ran out of fuel on Tulloch Moor. (TV: Terror of the Zygons)
The Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, Professor Watson and a few security guards got aboard a Land Rover to get away from the Nunton Experimental Complex before the RAF bombing raid to destroy the hand of Eldrad and the complex. They all crouched behind the vehicle — except the Doctor, who remained standing in the back — to protect themselves from blinding flashes, but there was no explosion. (TV: The Hand of Fear)
Warrant Officer John Benton and his driver, Private Willis of the Regular Army, used a Land Rover to transport a shipment of radioactive material to UNIT HQ through the wooded countryside of Bolton. (HOMEVID: Wartime)
Sarah Jane Smith had a Land Rover in 1996. (PROSE: Interference - Book One)
The garage at Caregan Barracks had a number of khaki-coloured Land Rovers, including an amphibious Land Rover Wolf. (PROSE: Another Life)
On Earth in 2009 the Tenth Doctor, whilst assisting UNIT into their investigations into ATMOS, was driven around in a Land Rover. This vehicle, like all government vehicles at the time, had ATMOS installed. (TV: The Poison Sky)
Ibrahim Hadmani drove a Land Rover in 2015. (PROSE: The Last Pharaoh)
